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This week on RAW, ‘The Beast’ Brock Lesnar was set to make an appearance to announce his plans for the Royal Rumble. Lesnar appeared with his advocate Paul Heyman on the show to announce that he was not going to wait for challengers for his WWE Championship. He instead decided to enter the Royal Rumble match itself at No. 1 to prove his dominance.
While there is no questioning The Beast’s dominance in the squared circle, it was odd to watch the reigning WWE Champion enter the Rumble instead of defending his title during the Rumble or in some other match.
While the creatives have made the booking, it feels that the decision to have Lesnar in the match won’t be such a good one in the long run.
In this article, we will look at the five reasons why Lesnar entering the Rumble won’t be the best for business.
#5 Enhancement talent will face the wrath
Brock Lesnar is one of the most ruthless and meanest forces in the company today. This has allowed him to battle only a few matches a year and he remains completely detached from the mid-card and the lower-card.
His seat at the top has also allowed some enhancement talent and mid-card workers to remain out of harm’s way as Lesnar is known to demolish anyone and anything that crosses his path.
By entering the Royal Rumble at No. 1, Lesnar could prove to be a nightmare for the enhancement talent and the mid-card wrestlers who might be looking to give a good performance at the Rumble and tease a big victory.
The company will use such wrestlers as ragdolls for The Beast who will most likely eliminate nearly a dozen men in the match, most of them being lower ranked Superstars.
Lesnar’s last Rumble match in 2017 saw him come face to face with Enzo Amore who he flattened out in a matter of seconds before eliminating him. Several other Superstars could face a similar fate at the hands of Lesnar this year and some who’d been looking forward to showing some potential in the big match might not get their chance.
#4 NXT Superstars may pay the price
NXT had a great 2019 which allowed the brand to gain a lot of momentum which was boosted heavily by the performance of its Superstars at Survivor Series.
While the Black & Gold brand proved to be the superior brand at the pay-per-view, the entire thing died down much quickly as compared to Shane McMahon’s World Cup win.
This year, fans have been hoping to see an equal quota of NXT Superstars take part in the two Royal Rumble matches as they’ve proven that they’re as good as anyone else in the company if not better.
However, the company could now even use some lesser-known NXT Superstars in the match and allow them to face Brock Lesnar’s wrath before getting eliminated quickly.
On the other hand, some top NXT Superstars may not be able to fit well with The Beast in the ring too and lose out on an opportunity of a lifetime.
While Lesnar has rubbed shoulders with many RAW and SmackDown Superstars, the Royal Rumble match could be his first encounter with multiple NXT athletes.
#3 The WWE Championship won’t be on the line
Royal Rumble is one of the big-four events of WWE. Every year, fans eagerly wait for the mega event as it hosts the two 30-Superstars Royal Rumble matches which are always a treat to watch.
Apart from the Royal Rumble matches, the top four Championship matches are almost always held at the event that makes the pay-per-view one of the most eventful ones of the year.
At times, we’ve even seen the WWE Championship get defended in the Royal Rumble match itself! However, with Brock Lesnar entering the Royal Rumble match as the WWE Champion, it seems like the Championship itself won’t be defended at the pay-per-view.
This is a huge blow to the fans and the company itself as the WWE Championship is the biggest title the company has today.
Lesnar entering the Rumble for a chance to get a Championship match at WrestleMania 36 also does not make much sense as the winner will get a shot at the WWE or Universal Championship.
With Lesnar already holding the WWE Championship, it’s easy for him to keep his title by not defending it at Royal Rumble while also remaining in the competition for another massive match.
As for the other Superstar involved, it will be a huge disadvantage that won’t work well with the WWE Universe.
#2 It spoils several dream matches
Brock Lesnar is arguably one of the biggest names in the industry today. Even though he has very few matches and appearances every year for which fans do not like him, they still hope to see him emerge every now and then.
Apart from just making an appearance, fans want to see Lesnar face a few of the top Superstars in the company today. Some of these Superstars have never shared the ring with Lesnar, and therefore the appearances and staredowns are something that fans have been dreaming for.
By entering the Royal Rumble, Lesnar will be among the 30 men who will take part in the match. Out of 30, it can be expected that Lesnar will come face to face with at least ten men during the match. While these encounters can build towards a big match for the future, it can ruin several dream encounters in the process.
Drew McIntyre, Roman Reigns, Matt Riddle, and Tyson Fury are just a few of the many dream encounters which we might end up seeing in the match which will be good to see at the moment but could ruin things for the future.
Lesnar has always battled a handful of top men during his career and being exposed to the entire RAW, SmackDown, and NXT roster could end up ruining some future encounters.
#1 It could hurt Lesnar’s image
While a Championship spot for WrestleMania 36 will be on the line during the Royal Rumble match, Lesnar’s image may be on the line too.
Paul Heyman has built Lesnar as an unconquerable force who is ready to enter the match at No. 1 and take on 29 other men to show his supremeness and win the match.
However, if Lesnar is unable to do so, he might end up losing some credibility as ‘The Beast Incarnate’.
Not only will his elimination hurt his image, but an elimination by some lesser-known Superstar or someone like Tyson Fury or Cain Velasquez will cause a big disruption and make the WWE Champion look weaker.
The Royal Rumble enables many Superstars to work together to eliminate the bigger men, and Lesnar’s elimination could have drastic effects on his value as the WWE Champion.
On the other hand, if Lesnar does go on to win the Rumble, it’ll be strange to see him challenge the Universal Champion for WrestleMania 36 while holding the WWE Championship himself.
Just like Lesnar’s Money in the Bank briefcase victory last year, fans will not enjoy his victory in the Royal Rumble as he doesn’t need anything to get a big match for a Championship in WWE.
